as in dwarves
a person of no importance or influence
the magazine's editor in chief was notorious for treating staffers as insects, often not even bothering to learn their names
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Recent Examples of insects
The world is also facing exponential declines in biodiversity, primarily among insects.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Inspectors cited the restaurant after finding two flying insects in the kitchen area, county documents show.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
To boost your chances of seeing a hummingbird in your own backyard, the National Audubon Society says flowers, perches, insects and water are key.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
Another pungent bloomer, marigolds repel squirrels and a host of insects.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
These bids eat insects and pests, pollinate, add nutrients to the soil and provide a critical balance in the food chain.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Limited disruption to the leaves, such as strong wind and rain, hungry insects, early frost or drought.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025
Attracting different types of insects using native plants also helps to repel mosquitoes and some aphids, Steinhauer said.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Like wings—in dinosaurs, and in bats, but are very different from the wings in birds and are still very different from wings in insects.
—Maria Reva
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Inspectors cited the restaurant after finding two flying insects in the kitchen area, county documents show.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
To boost your chances of seeing a hummingbird in your own backyard, the National Audubon Society says flowers, perches, insects and water are key.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
Another pungent bloomer, marigolds repel squirrels and a host of insects.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
These bids eat insects and pests, pollinate, add nutrients to the soil and provide a critical balance in the food chain.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Limited disruption to the leaves, such as strong wind and rain, hungry insects, early frost or drought.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025
Attracting different types of insects using native plants also helps to repel mosquitoes and some aphids, Steinhauer said.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Like wings—in dinosaurs, and in bats, but are very different from the wings in birds and are still very different from wings in insects.
—Maria Reva
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insects
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Most organizations have little to no understanding of what cryptographic ciphers, keys and protocols are in use across their networks, applications and devices.—
Anand Oswal,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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During this time, three judges are going to watch the ciphers and pick the top four breakers for the adult category and the top four breakers for the youth category.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
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More importantly, the narrative explores both sides of the conflict from the POV of grunts and 'nobodies' trying to navigate the post-Civil War state of the galaxy before the fighting stops.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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But the big one, the mortgage payment, dwarfs all.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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His social media footprint dwarfs that of even Timothée Chalamet.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Insects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insects. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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